Snake Ring
The inner face of the gold ring is flat allowing it to fit snugly against the finger; the outer face is slightly convex. The snake's skin is rendered at head and tail by curving rows of short strokes. Broader strokes mark features along the side of the head and at the very tip...
Artifact
| id |
id
31414
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|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Michel Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.1539_Fnt_BW.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.1539_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.1539_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1539 |
Terms
Medium
gold